Social Worker, Youth Justice, Full time, Permanent, Greater Wellington

We have an opportunity available for a Youth Justice Social Worker to join our Greater Wellington Youth Justice Team. We are a team with a big heart and a passion for getting things right for rangatahi in their community by reducing re-offending. We cover the area from Upper Hutt, down to Wellington city, and up the western coast to just north of Paraparaumu, and you will be working within the Greater Wellington region.

Help us reducing re-offending by positively influencing rangatahi to accept responsibility and to change their behaviours, while ensuring their voices are heard in the process.

Empower whānau to engage in family group conferences and court proceedings through completing thorough assessments, working with rangitahi to create plans and by partnering with other agencies and stakeholders to get wrap around support in place. Your tenacity to overcome everyday barriers and ability to drive positive outcomes will put you in good stead for this challenging yet hugely rewarding role.

We work as part of an overall community approach with partners in Police, Courts, Health, Education, a range of NGOs and Iwi. We see ourselves as part of the overall coordinated community response.

We can offer you:

a salary between $45,047 - $75,947 (commensurate with skills and experience)